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Resources and information for nonprofits and grantseekers in the St. Louis region

More Philanthropic/Nonprofit Information

  • Starting a Nonprofit?
  • Help for Nonprofit Boards/Board Members
  • Online Social Media Advice for NPOs
  • Nonprofit Advocacy
  • Prospect Research
  • RFP Round-up
  • For-Profit Start-Up Helps
  • St. Louis Area Nonprofit Education
  • Grants to Individuals

Prospect Research

  • APRA, Assn.  of Professional Researchers for Advancement Missouri-Kansas Chapter Research links, include excellent database recommendations, and tips.
  •  Grantspace.org gathers several Foundation Center recommended sites, databases, books, online articles and podcasts  about prospect research on a national level. Please note, access to databases "available at  some Foundation Center libraries," means the FC only original libraries  located  in NYC, Washington DC, Atlanta, Cleveland and San Francisco. Contact the G&FC to find out if they are available here.
  • Donors Forum library in Chicago also offers a free Introduction to Prospect Research class as part of the library's orientation every other Tuesday. 
G&FC books available for check-out:
Donor Cultivation and the Donor Lifecycle Map by Deorah Polivy, 2014
Prospect Research for Fundraisers by Jennifer J. Filla & Helen E. Brown, 2013
Prospect Research Fundamentals, 4th edition, 2012
Major Donors Finding Big Gifts in Your Database & Online by Ted Hart
Developing Major Gifts by Laura Fredricks
Prospect Research: A Primer for Growing Nonprofits 2nd ed. by Cecilia Hogan
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G&FC @ Central Library

G&FC @ Central Library

Information about Philanthropy and Nonprofits

The Grants & Foundation Center of the St. Louis Public Library,
314-539-0357
 e-mail: lthorp@slpl.org
Located on the 2nd floor of Central Library, Social Sciences Room (directly east of the Great Hall) 1301 Olive, St. Louis, MO 63103, and open to the public:
10 am -9 pm M, Tu, W, Th
10 am - 6 pm F & Sa
Closed Sunday

Get to Know the GFC: 30-minute Tour. Come see all our resources and find out how we can help you in your philanthropic & fundraising research. Call 314 539-0357 or sign up @ 2nd fl Social Sciences Rm. desk

Foundation Center

Foundation Center

A Foundation Center Funding Information Network partner

We provide free access to, and help with, Foundation Center resources including Foundation Directory Online Professional, Foundation Grants to Individuals and Foundation Maps databases.

Parking Options at Central Library

  • 1. Metered parking around Central Library includes disabled meter parking 8 am - 7 pm
  • 2. Pay-to-Park lot at NW corner of 14th and Locust St.
  • 3. ParkPacific Building Garage across from Central Library at 1226 Olive Street ($2.00 for the first hour and $1.00 every hour after — up to $12.00/day)

STL NPOs to Know

  • AFP: Assn of Fundraising Professionals St. Louis
  • ARCHS St. Louis
  • Community Service Public Relations Council
  • Grant Professionals Assn. STL
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
  • Network for Strong Communities (formerly Nonprofit Services Center)
  • Nonprofit Missouri
  • UMSL NpML Program
  • VLAA St. Louis
  • Young Nonprofit Professional's Network
  • Gateway Center for Giving

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G&FC Training Calendar


All events take place at
the Central Library. There is no fee but preregistration is requested,
so we can prepare. Call 314-539-0357 with questions or register online
at the calendar of events page at slpl.org.


October 26, 4:00-5:00 p.m. "Nonprofit Capacity-building through Partnering with Universities." Christine Berg and Peggy Neufeld, Washington University School of Medicine faculty, describe a service-learning model that supports non-profits in programming, evaluating, building community partnerships, using research literature and evidence when writing grants, and training staff and volunteers.


"Campaigns Done Right" - 2 part series presented by Dan Reynolds, Managing Partner of Holmes, Radford & Avalon, Inc.:


  • Tuesday Dec. 6, 4:00-5:30 p.m., "The Importance of a Pre-Campaign Feasibility and Planning Study"


  • Tuesday Dec. 13, 4:00-5:30 p.m., "Hallmarks of a Successful Campaign"

Call 314-539-0357 or email lthorp@slpl.org for more information or register online on the calendar of events page on slpl.org.

Links to Monthly Training Events

  • Network for Strong Communities (f/k/a Nonprofit Services Center)
  • AFP St. Louis
  • CSPRC
  • NPML@UMSL

Online Classes for Nonprofits/Fundraisers

  • Gale Online Nonprofit Classes thru SLPL
  • Foundation Center webinars, courses & tutorials

Meet the GFC Librarian

Meet the GFC Librarian
Lisa Thorp

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